Description

L: 24 - 27 cm; WS: 47 - 53 cm

The Redshank is a medium-sized wading bird. It has longish red legs and a long, straight bill. It is grey-brown above and whitish below. In flight, it shows very obvious white rear edges to the wings and a white 'V-shape' up its back.

The greatest concentrations of breeding birds are in parts of Scotland and north-west England.